The rise (1969). The making of a marginal farm (1980) -- Think little (1970) -- Nature as measure (1989) -- The total economy (2000) -- Writer and region (1987) -- Damage (1974) -- The work of local culture (1988) -- The unsettling of America (1977) -- The agrarian standard (2002) -- The pleasures of eating (1989) -- Horse-drawn tools and the doctrine of labor saving (1978) -- Getting along with nature (1982) -- A few words for motherhood (1980) -- Two minds (2002) -- The prejudice against country people (2001) -- Faustian economics (2006) -- Quantity versus form (2004) -- Word and flesh (1989) -- Why I am not going to buy a computer (1987) -- Feminism, the body, and the machine (1989) -- Family work (1980) -- Rugged individualism (2004) -- Economy and pleasure (1988) -- In distrust of movements (1998) -- In defense of literacy (1970) -- Some thoughts on citizenship and conscience in honor of Dan Pratt (1968) -- Compromise, Hell! (2994) -- The way of ignorance (2004) -- The future of agriculture (2011) -- The rise (1969).
Summary:
A collection of essays celebrating the cultural heritage of history and home argues that arrogance must be adandoned in favor of respect and care for oneself, one's neighbors, and the land.
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